LaSalle man with an uncanny ability to know dates grateful for Autism Acceptance Month

A man holding a calendar in front of his face.

Diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler, 26-year-old Ahmed Al-Mahamid of LaSalle can accurately identify the day of the week when given any random date since 1900. His parents say he’s been having an unusually social month of April, which is Austim Acceptance Month.